The Possession

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Emily "Em" Brenek buys an antique box at a yard sale. However the box,  or Dibbuk Box, contains a malevolent spirit inside wanting to possess Emily. Her family, Clyde Brenek (her father), Stephanie (her mother), and Hannah Brenek (her sister) must work together to help save Emily's soul.

This film was directed by Ole Bornedal. This film is very familiar to films like the Exorcist where a little girl is being possessed by some entity, and her family tries to save her. Unfortunately  this has become a film cliche on its own. During the films story there are several other cliches used to tell its story. There are several unnerving moments particularly towards the end. But, this film does not offer any long lasting scares. Some of the visuals were well done to add to those unnerving moments. It was great to see the stylings of the box in the film. The design of the box itself was creepy. This 92 minute film is good for a general unnerving film, but not as a unique horror film.

The cast worked good together. There could've been more done with the characters to make them stand out better on screen. Jeffrey Dean Morgan played the role of Clyde Bernek. He was good in his role. The script made his character appear non-dimensional  but he managed to make the character likable. Natasha Calls played the role of Emily "Em" Bernek. She was great in her role. She made her character very creepy. Kyra Sedgwick played the role of Stephanie. She was good in her small role. She gave the film some heart. Madison Davenport played the role of Hannah Brenek. She was good in her small role. More could've been done with her character.

I give this film 3 out of 5 stars! It is a great visually creepy film, but it does not do much to offer to the horror genre. 

Answer to last blog: Actress Megan Charpentier played the younger version of Amanda Seyfried's film characters twice (Jennifer's Body and Red Riding Hood).

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